Shooting investigation underway on Bolling Avenue

A man was shot outside a home in broad daylight and now Louisville Metro Police are trying to track down the gunman.

The shooting happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 2300 block of Bolling Avenue.

The victim is expected to survive his injuries, but police still have not arrested anyone.

"I heard a few gunshots and next thing I saw the policeman, he comes flying down," said neighbor Bernice Phillips.

Phillips' front porch is feet from where the shooting took place, outside a house across the street from where she had been watching TV.

"When I got to the door, I saw the police running to the gold house over across the street. They ran into the side door," said Phillips.

Police said they responded to a report of a man shot in the chest.

Phillips said she saw the victim moments after he was hit.

"I seen them roll a black man out on a stretcher, and that's when I realized that somebody got shot," said Phillips. "Hopefully whoever it was wasn't hurt too bad, but from the look of it, it didn't look too good, neither."

The victim, a black man in his 20s, was rushed to University of Louisville Hospital and went right into surgery.

Homicide detectives were on the scene initially, but doctors later determined the victim would likely survive his injuries.

Still, neighbors are unnerved knowing the very spot where the victim was shot is popular with children in the area.

"That's where a lot of the kids play, that lady's got a lot of grandkids over there so that's the best spot for them in the yard. The kids go over there and play, they play right there in the middle of the street," said Phillips.

Meanwhile, the shooter is still on the loose, and neighbors want to know why he resorted to violence.

"I don't know what could have happened today that would make somebody want to shoot somebody like that," said Phillips.

Police are asking for the public's help in solving the case. Anyone with information should call the anonymous police tip line at 502-574-LMPD.

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